Open-book rest.



w. J. WALSH. GPENABOOK REST.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 28, 1911.

Patented Feb. 13, 1912.

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'WILLIAM J". WALSH, OF HATILTON. ONTARIG, 'CANLIMMj OPEN-BOOK REST.

Application ledAugust 28, 1911.

To @ZZ lwhom i' t m n.1/ concern Be it known that I. tumult J. llxLsi-r.a subjectl of the King of' Great Britain. and resident of Hamilton. inthe county of /Ventworth and Province of Ontario. Canada. have inventednew and useful Iniprovements in Open-Book Rests. of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in open book rests. in which arest. or table. having an open book thereon. is connected or attached.to a wall. and adapted to adjustment Vfrom a readable to a non-readableposition'or vertical position.

The objects of my invention are first. to bring the open book on itsrest. or table. from a vertical and, nou-readable position. downwardlyto a readable position: second. to provide means whereby the open booktogether with its horizontal rest. may be tilted sidewise. at an angle.to receive increased lie-ht. thereby making the same suitable tovdesired location; third. to afford facilities for easily raising theopen book and rest, from a readable position. to` a non-readableposition; and fourth. to provide means on the rest to receive and toretain the open 1oook.

I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing in which Figure l is a sectional elevation of the wallbracketand casing therein. showing the open book on its table or'rest.adjusted to a readable position. and the book and table shown in brokenlines. adjusted to a vertical or non-readable position. Fig. 2 is a planofthe wall bracket. a portion of which is broken away to show theloperating and controlling` mechanism of the rest. connected therewith.Fig. 2% is an enlarged cross section of the book rest arm. together withthe book and rest in horizontal position. the broken lines indicatinglhow the rest may be tilted in either direction.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views. f

In the drawing A is-a wall plate. or bracket. having` jaws B. projectingtherefrom. and rigidly secured to a wall Dais a rest arm. havin;v atransverse casing L'at one end thereof. fitting between the jaivs B. anda bolt E. provided with suit-- able nuts F extending through the jawsand the casing. is adapted to tighten the jaws thereto. thereby bindingtogether more or Specification of Letters Patent.

Fatented eb. 13. 1%12.

serial No. 645,484.

less the casing` with the restarm D. The bolt acts as a pivot for therest arm to swing on. On the bolt. and ybetween the end flanges (3. otthe casing. a spiral spring S. one end 3 of the spring pres., sagainstithe upper projecting partl of the wall bracket. and the oppositeend l of the spring presses against the projecting lip 5. of the casing.The tension of the spring is so adjusted that when the book J is inreadable position. the lip 5 stops iu contact with the bracket. andtogether. with the spring. supports the arm. the table H. and the bookJ.

8. is a spring sleeve. of' resilient nature ,having a flange 9.extending on one side thereotl in double form which is secured to theunderside of the table. The sleeve fits snugly to. and is adapted totilt in either direction on the arm. and to retain the table to the arm.The flange 9 extends in single form beyond the opposite side 'of thesleeve and is indicated-by l2. the flange. or plate l2 forms a part ofthe flange 9 and contacts with the underside of the table and rests onthe arm D. and together with the sleeve S. holds the table horizontally7on the a-rm.

The tilted positions of the table are teinporary. and will not remain sotilted. for immediately the hand is removed from the manipulation of thetable. the same will resumev normal position. by the inherent resiliencyof the sleeve S.

The table is specially applicable to receive telephone. directory andother books of reference.

lvl. are strips beveled on their inner edges and are secured on the topof' the table. and are adapted to hug the binding part of the open book.and to allow the leaves of the book to be freely turned over. and alsoto allow the book to be slid endwise therefrom. 'tor removing orreplacing purposes.

15. are slotted holes. 'lo are washers. and 1T are screws to secure thestrips to the table and allow adjustment of one said strip.

The table H. has an end stop 1S. to allow the end of the book to rest onwhen in vertical. or non-readable position.

19 are stops on the arm D. to retain the sleeve 8 in endwise position onthe arm.

Then the table together with the book is brought upward from an inclineto ay vertical position. as shown in broken lines in Fig. l'. the spiralspring' materially ashold the support, and the book, in inclined lwith awall\bracket having. 'aws a. book rest sists in the changing of saidpositions, the tension and tendency of the. spring being, to bear thetable to vertical position.

K, is a pad on the Wall interposed between the face of the book and thewall, and may be used for advertising purposes, 'and more especially toprotect the wall.`

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In an open book rest, a wall bracket having jaws, a book rest, orsupport, provided with a casing received between thejaws, a combinedpivot and clamping device through the jaws and casing, and said casingadapted for pivoting the book support between the jaws, a springactuating device bearing on the bracket and the casing to readableposition.

2. In anopen book rest, the combination or table providedl with a casingadapted to swing between the jaws, a spring actuating device in thecasing, and bearing thereon, and on the bracket to hold the support. andthe open book, in readable position.

3. In an open book rest, the combination i with an arm, having a flatupper side, of a sleeve of resilient nature embracing and adapted totilt thereon in opposite directions, and provided with a flange which isadapted to rest on the fiat part of the arm,

and an open book Supporting table, or rest,V

carried by said flange.

4. In an open book rest, a wall bracket having jaws extending therefrom,an arm having an e'nd transverse casing received between the jaws andadapted.' to swing therein, a table on the arm, a spring actuatingdevice in the casing and bearing thereon, and on the bracket to hold thearm and the table, together with an open book on the WILLIAM J. WALSH.

lVitnesses: JOHN H. HENDRY, JASM. SHEPARD.

